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Author: CAV
Date: 1999-06-30 02:11
I'm selling a clarinet, a Signet/Selmer brand and want to clean it up a little before my prospective buyer views it. The only problem is that I don't have the money to take it into a shop and have it professionally done. Can anyone please give me some suggestions on how I may go about doing this myself? Any products worth knowing about? It seems my case has developed a nice coat of rust on the bottom metal plate. What could I use to remove it? Also the metal parts of my clarinet (darn! I'm so bad with the terminology...), you know around each hole to change the notes...(it's been a while since I've played)...they're stained. Really no other way to describe it. Kind of like water stains dulling the finish. I would like to know any ways I could shine it up to look brand new. Thanks so much.
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-06-30 02:36
If you try to clean it without dismantling it, it will just look worse as you can't get at all the parts of the keys. The best thing to do is sell it as is. One suggestion that will help (assuming that it is in playing condition), is to have someone play it for the prospective buyer. The Selmer Signet is a decent step up intermediate instrument so it should sound good if it is playable.
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Author: chris
Date: 1999-06-30 05:38
The best thing to do would be to take off the keys and clean it with a little water/rubbing alcohol and some q-tips. But it's a pian in the butt to put the keys back on if you don't keep close track of all the parts. You could try to squeze in the cracks with a q-tip and get rid of some of the gunk in there, but it won't look as good as if you off the keys.
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